Trail of Tears Artwork Presentation is also available as a Quick Time Video under the "student view" page. Note: You can not loop the Quick Time Video.
Print literature circle cards and cut. Paste onto colored card-stock, cut and laminate. The literature circle cards serve as bookmarks. Put each set on a different color card-stock.
Print literature circle necklace cards out and cut. Paste onto colored card-stock, cut and laminate. Punch two holes and attach yarn or ribbon to make it hang around students' necks. The literature circle cards serve as a job reminder for the whole group. Each student will know what job each student is fulfilling.
Cut out the cards and paste on index cards. Laminate for more durability. Pass out randomly to students. The game is played orally, the first student reads their card and the student with the correct answer reads their card.
Cut out the cards and paste on index cards. Laminate for more durability. The cards are placed at the front of the room and one student goes up and reads the hint. The students in the class proceed to ask yes and no questions to determine more about the identity. When they think they know the answer they make a guess.
Five Day Unit Plan
Day One: Introduction
Day Two: Thomas Jefferson and Westward Expansion
Readers Theater Scripts:
Rubrics:
Scavenger Hunt Materials:
Day Three: Explorers/Native Americans
Teaching Materials for Introduction:
Literature Circle Materials:
Rubrics:
Westward Expansion Song:
Day Four: Movement West/Oregon Trail/Technological Advancement of the 19th Century
Day Five: Wrap-Up
Game Materials: